Automobile.



. J. L. PAY.

AUTOMOBILE. APPLICATION FILED 0013.21, 1907. v

i 909,073. Patented Jan. 5,` 1909.

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'JOHN L. nu, OF sr. LOUIS,

1A UNITED STATES PATENT 'oracionL MissoURI, AssIGNon -OF ONE-HALF 'roFREDERIGK A. Won'rnmeromor sr. LoU-Ismssoual.

AUTOMOBiLE.

To all'fwhom, 'it 'may concern:

`Beit `known that I, JOHN L. FAY, a citizen uff-lof. fthe United States,andresident of St,

Louis," Missouri, have invented certain lnew ,1 drawings, 'forming apart hereof. 3;.l

. and useful Improvements in Automobiles, of

which the following is a specification, cont :taining a full, clear,and. exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying MyVinvention relates generally`-` to yautomobilesandfthelikm and morearticularly to a shock absorbing means whic is located be# tween' thebody and theframe of'an automotweent 4bile or motor vehicle, my objectbeing to 1ocate a plurality of" neumatic cushions bee frame and odyofthe vehicle, thus t providing for the absorption and elimination of 'allvibration and jarto the bodyof the vehicle y having the ordinary whee 25 A hicle, thus permitting the same to be mounttires.

edupon wheels having ordinary` rims and y myimproved construction, amotor veor the like may be eruippedwith wheels t1re, which greatly,outwear pneumatic tires, and the body ofthe vehicle being mountedon'pneumatic'cushions rides with the same easy movement as thoughordinary pneumatic tires were in use Eupon the axles of the vehicle.

To the above pu oses, my invention consists in certain nove 4features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which Will'be hereinater more ullset forth,`- ointed out in the claims, and ustrated in t e accompanyingdrawings, in which:.-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vehlcle of `my improved construction;Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the vehicle; Fig. 3 is a detail lcushions; and in the presentinstance as the cushions are the formof'inflatable rings,

` Speccationof Letters Patent.

' Applicaties med october e1, 19o-1. sean No. essere.

, :scented Jan. 5,1903.

the saddles are curved both Ylongitudinally and in vcross section.

Formed integral with he sides of the saddles, at the ends thereof, -vareears 5, Vthrough the u per ends of which pass bolts 6, thus provi mgmeans for locking the framesofthe cushions to the saddles.

, 7 designates the cushions, which are in the form of iniatable rings,such as ordinary pneumatic tires, the same being `held in ramescomprising rims 8 and spokesQ, the latter being fixed in hubs 10; andpassing through said hubs are the ends of transversely disposed dro bars11. Fixed on said dropbars are or ary elliptical springs 12; and mountedon top of said springs are the endsof cross bars, such as 13, whichsupport the body 1 ofthe vehicle.

, When the parts of a vehicle of my improved construction vare assembledfor use,

the cushions 7 rest on the saddles'4, and the ass t rou h the ears 5carried by the sadles.

shocks due to the passage of said Wheels over rough and uneven ground iseliminated b the cushionin effect ofthe members 7, whic are arrangedetween the vehicle'frame and body. As these cushions 7 are circular,"or'in the form of ordinary pneumatic tires, the

. As t e vehicle is propelled,'the wheels. 3 travel on the ground, andall vibration or .75 frames of the cushions, comprising the and splokes,are held by the bolts 6 which force or strain of the vibration or shockis equally distributed around the bodies of said cushions; and, as aresult, the body 1 of the vehicle is yieldingly su ported, and will ridewith an easy comfortab e motlon.

The cushioning members are preferably made in the form vof ordinaryneumatic` Wheels, in order that they ma e rotated Whenever desired tobring a eeh bearing surface on to the saddle 4, thereb preventing thecrystallization of the rub erin the pneumatic tires dueto saidtiresremaining too long in one position.

The cushions may be made in various forms and sizes, but for ordinarymotor vehicles, the best results are obtained Where they are made in theform herein shown and described. I claim:-

1. The combination with an automobile frame yand body, of saddlesarranged on the axles of the frame, inflatable rings adjustably arrangedin the saddles, iframes Within the inflatable rings means on the saddlesand engaging the frames to hold the inflatable rings against rotation inthe saddles, and connections between the frames and the automobile body.l

2. The combination With an automobile frame and body, of saddlesarranged on the axles of the frame, inatable rings adjustably arrangedin the saddles, frames comprising rims, spokes and hubs arranged Withinthe inflatable rings means arranged on the saddles and engaging betweenthe 'spokes of the frames for holding the rings agalnst rotation in thesaddles, and connections between the automobile body and the hubs of theframes.

3. The combination with an automobile frame and body, of drop barssupporting the body, Wheels journaled on the ends of the dro bars,inflatable rings on said Wheels, ske eton frames Within said ringssaddles fixed on the axles of the automobile body, whichy saddlesreceive the inflatable rin and bolts arranged at the ends ofthe saddles,and which bolts ass through the skeleton frames to hold tie inflatablerings against rotation in the saddles.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this s peciication, inpresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN L. FAY.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, E. L. WALLACE.

